Adjustable rest for a bedstead or bedlike support.



W. F. BERNSTEIN.

ADJUSTABLE REST FOR A BEDSTEAD 0R BEDLIKE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-1B. I815.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS uNrTEp STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. IBEBNSTEIN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR '10 BERN-STEIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A COR-PORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

ADJUSTABLE BEST FOR A BEDSTEAD OR BEDLIKE SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 16), 191$.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VILLIAM F. BERN- STEIN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Adjustable Rest for aBedstead or Bedlike Support, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an adjustable rest for placing the body of apatient at different angles or height, for conveniently examining thecondition of the same, or for certain operations or other surgicalattention, said rest being adapted to be imposed on a bed-like framewith all of the supporting and resilient qualities of the latter.

It consists also of details of construction as will be hereinafter setforth.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawingbut the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, as long asthey are included in the scope of the claims.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of an adjustable rest embodying myinvention, including also the adjacent portion of a bedlike frameadapted to support the same. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation thereof.Fig. 3 represents a transverse section of a portion on an enlargedscale. Fig. 4: is an enlarged sectional detail showing the connectionbetween one of the cross wires and the bar of the supporting frame.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the side rails of a bedstead,and 2 designates the foot rail thereof, said rails 1 being in thepresent instance tubular and connected by the brackets 3 with said footrail.

4 designates a bed bottom which is connected by the resilient shanks ofhooks 5 with the foot rail, it being evident that said bed bottom isadapted to be connected with the head rail which is not shown, thefeature of itself being known.

Connected with and rising from the side rails 1 by the sleeves 6 are thecolumns or posts 7, on whose upper ends is mounted a head rest whoseframe 8 is partly shown, also the bars 9 of the body-supporting framewhich extends rearwardly from its axis on said columns 7, said framehaving connected with it the ends 10 of the cross rods or wires 11, onwhich rods or wires may be placed a mattress forming an adjustable restor rest attachment for supporting the body of a patient thereon, itbeing noticed that the bars 9 are so disposed that they are at the sidesof the bed bottom 1 while the rods or wires 11 are above said bedbottom, it being noticed also that when the attachment is lowered and innormal position the rods or wires 11 rest on the bed bottom 1, thelatter yielding suiiiciently and so forming a support for saidattachment with the supporting and resilient advantages of said bedbottom, but when it is desired to elevate the body of the patient orplace the latter in an elevated, inclined or oblique position foroperating or inspection purposes, said attachment is raised as shown inFig. 2, when as is evident, it is necessary to support it in saidposition. For this purpose, there is pivoted to the foot ends of thebars 9 by the sleeve 12 and bolt 13 the props 14: whose foot ends carrythe brackets 15 extending therefrom and passing freely on the interiorsides of the racks 18, said brackets having thereon the pegs 16 whichproject transversely outwardly therefrom in opposite directions and areso disposed as to engage either of the teeth 17 of the racks 18 whichare secured to the side rails 1 of the bedstead and are set outtherefrom, it being noticed that said ends of the props 14: are offsetas at 19 so that when the props are in lowermost position they may reston the said racks 18 when said pegs 16 will not enter said racks betweenthe teeth 17, but when the rest 9 is raised on its axis on the columns 7as has been stated the props may follow the same, and so when saidmember is at its desired height, the pegs 16 engage the respective teethof the racks and so retain said member in its adjustment, as shown inFig. 2.

When the props are raised clear of the racks, the members 9, l1 and saidprops may lower and so assume their normal positions.

In order to limit the ascent of the foot ends of the props, the brackets15 have on their lower ends the laterally extending feet :20 which aredisposed below the racks 18, and spaced therefrom that when saidbrackets are raised to the proper extent by the props, said feet abutthe underside of said racks, thus providing stops for said bracketspreventing further elevation of the same, and consequently of the props,and likewise displacement of the props from the racks, while, however,permitting the brackets to be raised to allow the pegs to clear theteeth so that the props can follow the movements of the rest in itsadjusting elevations.

While I have used the words bedstead, bed-frame and bedbottom it isevident that the rest may be placed on and used in connection with alounge, couch, divan, sofa or other sleeping or resting device of thekind, producing the same results.

H a \ing thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A rest for the body composed of side bars and tranverse-extendingmembers, said bars having means for mounting them on the frame of abed-bottom or the like, a prep for holding the free end of the rest inelevated position above said bottom, a rack on the frame of said bottom,the free terminal of said prop being provided with a laterally-extendingoffset, said rest being supported on said bottom when the prop isentirely disengaged from the teeth of said rack, a bracket on said propdepending fro said offset, and a peg on said bracket adapted to engageeither of the teeth of said rack, said prop when in lowermost positionbeing adapted to rest supported on said rack over said teeth, and placesaid peg on said rack between adjacent teeth thereof without descendingthereinto, and likewise project said bracket laterally under said rack.

2. A rest for the body composed of side bars and transWisely-extendingmembers, said bars having means for mounting them onthe frame of abed-bottom or the like, a prop for holding the free end of the rest inelevated position above said bottom, a rack on the frame of said bottom,the free terminal of said prop being provided with a laterally-extendingoffset, a bracket on said prop depending from said offset, said restbeing supported on said bottom when the prop is entirely disengaged fromthe teeth of said rack, a peg on said offset adapted to engage eithertooth ofsaid rack, and a laterally projecting foot on said offsetadapted to project under said rack and abut thereagainst as a limit tothe ascent of said prop.

WILLIAM F. BERNSTEIN.

lVitnesses JOHN A. .VIEDERsnnIM, F. A. NEWTON.

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